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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
What you would not have done to yourselves, never do unto others.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
His bark is worse than his bite.
His bark is worse than his bite.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
